Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Cook (c)	lbw b Birch	12	43	76	1	0	27.90

Rassie van der Dussen	b Birch	0	10	13	0	0	0.00

Dominic Hendricks	c Ackermann b Mnyaka	0	16	24	0	0	0.00

Alviro Petersen	c †Fortuin b Magala	6	10	19	1	0	60.00

Kagiso Rapulana	c †Fortuin b Birch	20	63	104	3	0	31.74

Nicky van den Bergh †	b Magala	16	47	62	3	0	34.04

Dwaine Pretorius	c †Fortuin b Magala	1	8	16	0	0	12.50

Bjorn Fortuin	c Moore b Magala	2	5	11	0	0	40.00

Hardus Viljoen	not out	3	7	19	0	0	42.85
Nono Pongolo	c †Fortuin b Magala	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Pumelela Matshikwe	b Magala	1	9	10	0	0	11.11

Extras	(lb 2, nb 5)	7
Total	36 Ov (RR: 1.88, 182 Mins)	68
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Rassie van der Dussen, 2.6 ov), 2-9 (Dominic Hendricks, 7.4 ov), 3-21 (Alviro Petersen, 11.2 ov), 4-23 (Stephen Cook, 14.2 ov), 5-60 (Nicky van den Bergh, 27.6 ov), 6-62 (Dwaine Pretorius, 31.3 ov), 7-64 (Kagiso Rapulana, 32.3 ov), 8-64 (Bjorn Fortuin, 33.2 ov), 9-64 (Nono Pongolo, 33.5 ov), 10-68 (Pumelela Matshikwe, 35.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	14	8	19	3	1.35	77	3	0	0	0
2.6 to HE van der Dussen, great delivery, misses the defensive bat and uproots off stump. 4/1 14.2 to SC Cook, comes back sharply from leg and hits the pads as cook plays and misses.. 23/4 32.3 to K Rapulana, sharpish, there's an edge, fairly regulation. 64/7
Thandolwethu Mnyaka	8	1	17	1	2.12	43	2	0	0	4
7.4 to DA Hendricks, there's an edge and the ball goes to 1st slip, Hendricks doesn't wait for the umpire's finger. 9/2
Sisanda Magala	12	2	25	6	2.08	59	2	0	0	1
11.2 to AN Petersen, straighter delivery just to off. Petersen goes on the front foot to defend. The ball finds the edge and carries through to the keeper. 21/3 27.6 to NJ van den Bergh, he's beaten for pace, and he's late on the shot. THe ball comes off the bat and onto the stumps. 60/5 31.3 to D Pretorius, a large bouncer. The batsman tries to parry it, and theres a thick edge. THe keepr has to dive far to his right and gets his right hand to the ball as he rolls over. Brilliant catch!. 62/6 33.2 to BC Fortuin, looking to cut, the ball comes off high on the bat and spoons to cover. 64/8 33.5 to Z Pongolo, tries to get the ball out of the way but only gets an edge to the keeper.. 64/9 35.6 to P Matshikwe, beaten neck and crop, middle stump cartwheels. 68/10
Simon Harmer	2	0	5	0	2.50	10	1	0	0	0

Warriors 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David White	b Viljoen	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Edward Moore	b Viljoen	38	59	83	9	0	64.40

Colin Ackermann	c Cook b Viljoen	65	124	179	9	0	52.41

Yaseen Vallie	c †van den Bergh b Viljoen	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Somila Seyibokwe	c †van den Bergh b Pretorius	56	111	156	8	1	50.45

Jerry Nqolo	c Petersen b Viljoen	18	42	45	2	0	42.85

Clyde Fortuin †	c Petersen b Pretorius	39	77	109	5	0	50.64

Simon Harmer (c)	lbw b Pretorius	59	110	159	8	0	53.63

Andrew Birch	c †van den Bergh b Pretorius	29	31	42	4	1	93.54

Sisanda Magala	c Hendricks b Pongolo	33	54	75	7	0	61.11

Thandolwethu Mnyaka	not out	21	48	50	4	0	43.75
Extras	(b 1, lb 14, w 2)	17
Total	109.4 Ov (RR: 3.41)	375
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (David White, 0.1 ov), 2-63 (Edward Moore, 19.4 ov), 3-63 (Yaseen Vallie, 19.5 ov), 4-150 (Colin Ackermann, 41.4 ov), 5-174 (Jerry Nqolo, 53.4 ov), 6-186 (Somila Seyibokwe, 56.6 ov), 7-248 (Clyde Fortuin, 80.3 ov), 8-314 (Andrew Birch, 90.3 ov), 9-333 (Simon Harmer, 96.2 ov), 10-375 (Sisanda Magala, 109.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hardus Viljoen	36	7	139	5	3.86	173	25	0	2	0
0.1 to DJ White, a tremendous first ball. Classiv yorker which spreads the stumps. 0/1 19.4 to EM Moore, goes defensive to a good delivery which comes back and takes out off stump. 63/2 19.5 to MY Vallie, ball moves away, clips the edge, taken by the keeper. 63/3 41.4 to CN Ackermann, edged to 1st slip. 150/4 53.4 to MJ Nqolo, offers the bat and obliges with a touch to second slip. 174/5
Dwaine Pretorius	30	7	100	4	3.33	132	16	1	0	0
56.6 to S Seyibokwe, goes defensive but only to edge to the keeper. 186/6 80.3 to C Fortuin, drives, a big edge to 2nd slip. 248/7 90.3 to ACR Birch, swats at the ball, touches to the keeper. 314/8 96.2 to SR Harmer, goes half forward to work to leg, misses, hits the pads. 333/9
Pumelela Matshikwe	14	4	42	0	3.00	63	6	0	0	0
Nono Pongolo	15.4	6	26	1	1.65	80	4	0	0	0
109.4 to SSB Magala, played off the legs, but goes to the fielder at mid wicket. 375/10
Bjorn Fortuin	11	2	44	0	4.00	45	4	1	0	0
Stephen Cook	3	0	9	0	3.00	14	1	0	0	0

Lions 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Cook (c)	c White b Birch	0	4	4	0	0	0.00

Rassie van der Dussen	c †Fortuin b Mnyaka	27	77	110	3	0	35.06

Dominic Hendricks	c †Fortuin b Mnyaka	14	53	97	2	0	26.41

Alviro Petersen	lbw b Birch	4	26	38	0	0	15.38

Kagiso Rapulana	lbw b Harmer	40	127	154	6	0	31.49

Nicky van den Bergh †	lbw b Harmer	52	127	187	8	0	40.94

Dwaine Pretorius	c Harmer b Birch	8	12	14	0	1	66.66

Bjorn Fortuin	not out	27	56	91	3	0	48.21
Hardus Viljoen	b Harmer	6	13	16	0	1	46.15

Nono Pongolo	c Seyibokwe b Magala	1	8	9	0	0	12.50

Pumelela Matshikwe	c Harmer b Magala	5	13	15	1	0	38.46

Extras	(b 6, lb 1, nb 13, w 2)	22
Total	83.5 Ov (RR: 2.45, 372 Mins)	206
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Stephen Cook, 0.4 ov), 2-45 (Dominic Hendricks, 20.6 ov), 3-49 (Rassie van der Dussen, 22.4 ov), 4-61 (Alviro Petersen, 29.4 ov), 5-135 (Kagiso Rapulana, 61.4 ov), 6-146 (Dwaine Pretorius, 64.4 ov), 7-177 (Nicky van den Bergh, 75.5 ov), 8-194 (Hardus Viljoen, 79.4 ov), 9-196 (Nono Pongolo, 81.2 ov), 10-206 (Pumelela Matshikwe, 83.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	21	7	42	3	2.00	107	5	0	0	0
0.4 to SC Cook, plays at a ball which seams across the batsman, edges to between 2nd and 3rd slip. 0/1 29.4 to AN Petersen, seams back into the pads, a confident appeal is upheld. 61/4 64.4 to D Pretorius, pops it to short mid off where the captain shows his team how to catch. 146/6
Thandolwethu Mnyaka	14	1	46	2	3.28	64	5	0	1	6
20.6 to DA Hendricks, edges on the leg side to the keeper. 45/2 22.4 to HE van der Dussen, drives straight but he's picked the wrong line and edges to the keeper. 49/3
Sisanda Magala	16.5	6	33	2	1.96	95	3	0	1	6
81.2 to Z Pongolo, chips to short mid wicket. 196/9 83.5 to P Matshikwe, chases a rising ball outside off, a solid top edge to backward point. 206/10
Simon Harmer	19	7	51	3	2.68	89	4	2	0	0
61.4 to K Rapulana, pitches well up, turns and hits the pads as he goes back. 135/5 75.5 to NJ van den Bergh, the breaktrhrough comes as the ball rams into the pads. 177/7 79.4 to GC Viljoen, goes for a big swing to cow, a big miss and the furniture gets rearranged. 194/8
Yaseen Vallie	1	0	5	0	5.00	4	1	0	0	0
Jerry Nqolo	12	7	22	0	1.83	66	4	0	0	1

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Thu, 07 Apr - day 1 - Warriors 1st innings 171/4 (Somila Seyibokwe 47*, Jerry Nqolo 17*, 49 ov)

Fri, 08 Apr - day 2 - Lions 2nd innings 76/4 (Kagiso Rapulana 11*, Nicky van den Bergh 8*, 34.2 ov)

Sat, 09 Apr - day 3 - Lions 2nd innings 206 (83.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Lions 1st innings
Lions: 50 runs in 25.1 overs (155 balls, 129 mins)
Warriors 1st innings
Warriors: 50 runs in 14.5 overs (90 balls, 63 mins)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 90 balls in 63 mins (EM Moore 28, CN Ackermann 23, Ex 2)
Warriors: 100 runs in 28.4 overs (173 balls, 126 mins)
4th Wicket: 50 runs off 80 balls in 58 mins (CN Ackermann 26, S Seyibokwe 25, Ex 1)
CN Ackermann 50 off 104 balls in 144 mins (7x4, 0x6)
Warriors: 150 runs in 41.5 overs (250 balls, 180 mins)

Day 2

S Seyibokwe 50 off 96 balls in 147 mins (7x4, 1x6)
Warriors: 200 runs in 63.1 overs (381 balls, 269 mins)
7th Wicket: 50 runs off 113 balls in 78 mins (C Fortuin 31, SR Harmer 16, Ex 3)
Warriors: 250 runs in 81.3 overs (491 balls, 342 mins)
8th Wicket: 50 runs off 52 balls in 34 mins (SR Harmer 28, ACR Birch 23, Ex 0)
Warriors: 300 runs in 90.4 overs (540 balls, 374 mins)
SR Harmer 50 off 95 balls in 133 mins (6x4, 0x6)
Warriors: 350 runs in 99.4 overs (600 balls, 418 mins)
Score after 100 overs: 355/9. Bonus pts: Bat 5.1 Bowl 4
Lions 2nd innings
Lions: 50 runs in 32.5 overs (143 balls, 113 mins)

Day 3

Lions: 100 runs in 42.5 overs (267 balls, 200 mins)
5th Wicket: 50 runs off 105 balls in 75 mins (K Rapulana 23, NJ van den Bergh 23, Ex 4)
Lions: 150 runs in 68.1 overs (421 balls, 296 mins)
NJ van den Berg 50 off 123 balls in 183 mins (8x4, 0x6)
Lions: 200 runs in 82.5 overs (511 balls, 366 mins)

Match Details

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Warriors, elected to field first
Series	Sunfoil Series
Season	2015/16
Player Of The Match	Sisanda Magala
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.10-12.50, Tea 15.00-15.20, Close 17.30
Match days	7,8,9 April 2016 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Adrian Holdstock Chris Brown
Reserve Umpire	Stephen Harris
Match Referee	Dev Govindjee
Points	Warriors 19.1, Lions 4

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LIONS Innings

Player Name		R	B
SC Cook	caught	0	4
HE van der Dussen	caught	27	77
DA Hendricks	caught	14	53
AN Petersen	lbw	4	26
K Rapulana	lbw	40	127
NJ van den Bergh	lbw	52	127
D Pretorius	caught	8	12
BC Fortuin	not out	27	56
GC Viljoen	bowled	6	13
Z Pongolo	caught	1	8
P Matshikwe	caught	5	13
Extras	(b 6, lb 1, nb 13, w 2)
Total	206(10 wkts; 83.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
ACR Birch	21	7	42	3	2
T Mnyaka	14	1	46	2	3.28 (6 nb)
SSB Magala	16.5	6	33	2	1.96 (6 nb)
SR Harmer	19	7	51	3	2.68
MY Vallie	1	0	5	0	5
MJ Nqolo	12	7	22	0	1.83 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Stephen Cook	Rassie van der Dussen
2nd	44	Rassie van der Dussen	Dominic Hendricks
3rd	4	Alviro Petersen	Rassie van der Dussen
4th	12	Alviro Petersen	Kagiso Rapulana
5th	68	Kagiso Rapulana	Nicky van den Bergh
6th	11	Dwaine Pretorius	Nicky van den Bergh
7th	31	Nicky van den Bergh	Bjorn Fortuin
8th	17	Hardus Viljoen	Bjorn Fortuin
9th	2	Bjorn Fortuin	Nono Pongolo
10th	10	Pumelela Matshikwe	Bjorn Fortuin

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Sunfoil Series

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
TITNS	10	6	1	3	133.2
LIONS	10	4	2	4	109.3
KNGHT	10	5	5	0	109.04
COBRA	10	3	5	2	92.84
DOLPH	10	3	3	3	92.54
WAR	10	2	7	0	71.04

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